volar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
volar — to fly
The imperative uses 'vuela' for tú and 'vuele/n' for formal commands, with the 'ue' change.
volar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give orders or directions involving flying (e.g., 'Fly the kite!').
Notes on volar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'vuela' (same as present indicative third person). Other forms use the subjunctive stem.
Example Sentences
¡Vuela alto, pequeño pájaro!
Fly high, little bird!
tú
Vuelen con cuidado por la tormenta.
Fly carefully because of the storm.
ustedes
Volemos hacia el horizonte.
Let's fly toward the horizon.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'vola' for the tú command.
Correct: vuela
Why: The affirmative tú command for volar requires the 'ue' stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vuelo
Volar has an 'o' to 'ue' stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: volé
The preterite of volar is regular: volé, volaste, voló, volamos, volasteis, volaron.
Imperfect
yo: volaba
The imperfect of volar is regular: volaba, volabas, volaba, volábamos, volabais, volaban.
Future
yo: volaré
The future of volar is regular: volaré, volarás, volará, volaremos, volaréis, volarán.
Conditional
yo: volaría
The conditional of volar is regular: volaría, volarías, volaría, volaríamos, volaríais, volarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vuele
The present subjunctive of volar features the 'o' to 'ue' stem change, except in nosotros/vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: volara
The imperfect subjunctive of volar is regular: volara, volaras, volara, voláramos, volarais, volaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vueles
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no vueles, no vuele, no volemos, no voléis, no vuelen.